Yongle Emperor: Expansion and Imperial Grandeur

Yongle Emperor

The 3rd emperor of the Ming dynasty. The fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, he was initially created Prince of Yan before launching the Jingnan Campaign against his nephew, the Jianwen Emperor, and taking the throne in 1402. His reign saw the relocation of the capital to Beijing, the construction of the Forbidden City, the renovation of the Grand Canal, the compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia, and the treasure voyages of Zheng He. He also sought to expand Ming influence abroad through military expeditions into Mongolia and intervention in Vietnam.

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Year	Yongle Emperor
1360	Birth of Yongle Emperor (Period: May 2, 1360, Location: Nanjing, China (then Yingtian Prefecture))
1370	Enfeoffment as Prince of Yan (Age: 9 years old, Period: 1370, Location: Yan Wang's Domain in Northern China (Later Beijing Area))
1376	Marriage (Yongle Emperor and Empress Xu, Age: 15 years old, Period: 1376, Location: Yan Wang Palace of the Ming Dynasty, China (Exact Wedding Location Uncertain))
1399	Jingnan Campaign (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1399-1402, Location: Northern China, North China Plain, and Nanjing Region)
1402	Disappearance of the Jianwen Emperor in the Jingnan Campaign (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1402, Location: Nanjing, China) Political Purges after the Cases of Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu and Yongle Emperor's Punishment of the Jianwen Faction (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1402 onwards, Location: Various Regions of the Ming Dynasty Centered in Nanjing) Enthronement of the Yongle Emperor (Age: 42 years old, Period: July 1402, Location: Nanjing, China)
1403	Compilation of the Yongle Encyclopedia (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1403-1408, Location: Imperial Academic Projects Centered in Nanjing)
1405	Commencement of Zheng He's Treasure Voyages (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1405, Location: From Liujiagang, China (Modern Taicang, Jiangsu) to Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean)
1406	Ming Invasion of Vietnam / Ming-Dai Viet War (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1406-1427 (Mainly 1406-1424 during the Yongle Emperor's reign), Location: Region of Dai Viet Centered in Northern Vietnam) Construction of the Imperial Palace in Beijing (Forbidden City, Age: 45 years old, Period: c. 1406-1420, Location: Beijing, China)
1420	Establishment of the Eastern Depot (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1420, Location: Beijing, China)
1421	Transfer of the Ming Capital to Beijing (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1421, Location: From Nanjing to Beijing, China)
1424	Ming-Mongol Military Campaigns (Age: 63 years old, Period: 1410, 1414, 1422, 1423, 1424, etc., Location: Mongolian Plateau and the Northern Border Region of the Ming Dynasty) Death of Yongle Emperor (Age: 64 years old, Period: August 12, 1424 (aged 64). He died in present-day Inner Mongolia on his way back from a military expedition to Mongolia.) Death during the Mongol Campaign (Age: 64 years old, Period: August 12, 1424, Location: Yumuchuan Region in Modern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (on the return from Northern Campaign))
Unknown	Restoration and Dredging of the Grand Canal (Period: Early 15th Century, Especially Reign of the Yongle Emperor, Location: Grand Canal Connecting North China and Jiangnan in Eastern China)

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Group	List
Ming and Qing Emperors	Yongle Emperor Hongxi Emperor Xuande Emperor Emperor Yingzong of Ming Hongzhi Emperor Wanli Emperor Chongzhen Emperor Hongwu Emperor Hong Taiji Shunzhi Emperor Kangxi Emperor Yongzheng Emperor Qianlong Emperor
Late Ming period	Nurhaci Dorgon Li Zicheng Zhang Xianzhong Wu Sangui Zheng Chenggong Zhu Youlang Yuan Chonghuan Qi Jiguang Yue Fei
Maritime trade	Zheng He Wang Jinghong Wang Dayuan Matteo Ricci Johann Adam Schall von Bell Ferdinand Verbiest William Adams Jan Joosten
Joseon Dynasty	Taejong Sejong Sejo Seongjong Jungjong Seonjo Gwanghaegun Injo Sukjong Yeongjo Jeongjo Jo Gwang-jo Yu Seong-ryong Heo Jun

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